A resident of Shanghai, Mishi Saran N'92, has published her second book, The Other Side of Light, and recently returned from its launch celebration in Delhi, India.

Moran Stern B'10, S'11 recent published an artical in The Atlantic onThe Unlikeliest Peace: Why Israel and Hamas Have (Mostly) Stopped Fighting.

Richard Mahoney S'75, Ph.D. '80 started his new position as Director of the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University on July 1.

SAIS MIPP graduate, Prince Bandar bin Sutlan,has been named the new head of Intelligence Operations in Saudi Arabia.

John E. Osborn S'92 was recentlyapponted Senior Vice President for Onyx Pharmaceuticals,Global Corporate Affairsand will report directly to N. Anthony Coles, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer.

Phil Robertson S'97with Human Rights Watch wasinterviewed by the Associated Presson August 1 on the issue of Rohingya Muslims being the target of violence by Myanmarforces in June.

Two of SAIS’s South East Asia alumni at HSBC, Fred Neumann B'98, '00, Ph.D. '05and Trinh Nguyen S'10, were quoted in the New York Times on August 27, 2012.

In early June, President Obama announced his nomination for another key administrative post for the U.S. government. John M. Koenig S'83, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, has been named the new ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus and will begin this new position in the coming months.

A new SAIS alumna, Anne Casper '92, was recently named the new General Consul at the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah.

SAIS alumna Allison Asplin '12 published a recent article in Consumer Energy Report on "Why Energy Efficiency and Buildings Don't Mix."